This research portrays a paradigm for the assessment of aging services to support populations aging in place. The dissertation was designed to establish a model to identify and evaluate senior ready communities. Area specific social programs and services are identified. In order to meet the growing needs of aging populations, the dynamic representation of existing services and the need for services that could be developed in certain communities require reevaluation in current planning, restructuring, and/or community development.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effects of parent involvement in the development of children with autistic spectrum disorders.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on long hours for medical students during residencies.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and their possible applications in quantum computing and optical processing.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on bank failure and its causes. The author's research focuses on the primary influences and characteristics of a collapse. The aim is to enable us to deduce common factors that contribute to bank failure, allowing us to reform and prevent collapses.

Poster presentation for the 2007 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on hereditary factors in the development of myopia.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on critical success factors in business research and development practices.

Poster for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on media penetration into everyday home life.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the lasting behavioral effects of altered prenatal development of the brain.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing smoking, secondhand smoke, and quitting.

Presentation for the 2007 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on independence and maneuverability related to regular exercise among non-institutionalized elderly adults.

This paper discusses a research study that uses an education program designed to teach young women about the health effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, and the benefits of quitting.

Presentation for the 2007 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on language as a barrier to access to healthcare among Vietnamese immigrants in Tarrant County.

Presentation for the 2005 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on improving public library services for senior citizens.

This paper discusses a research study on language barriers and their effect on healthcare among Vietnamese immigrants in Tarrant County.

This paper discusses a research study on independence and maneuverability related to regular exercise among non-institutionalized elderly adults.

This report summarizes the results of a survey of adult, working-aged patients in a large, urban, tax-supported county healthcare system, consisting of an inpatient hospital facility and eight community health centers. The major objectives of this research project were to assess the patients' access to healthcare, factors affecting their access, and their health status.

Article on the importance of partnerships between metropolitan universities and academic health centers for addressing community health issues.

Article on the extension of the behavioral model of healthcare utilization with ethnically diverse, low-income women.

Article discussing a case study on community and university collaboration in health care planning.

Article on the use of tranquilizers and sleeping pills among older Texans.

Encyclopedia article in the 'International Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology' discussing health care, globalization and health, and the effect of the economy on the structure of the health care system.

Article on community-oriented policing in a multicultural milieu and the case of loitering and disorderly conduct in East Arlington.

Article on criminal victimization and fear of crime among the elderly in the United States and a critique of the empirical research literature.